No. 17 South Florida entered Week Nine as one of two undefeated Group of Five teams. Thanks to Houston’s last-minute 28-24 win Saturday evening, UCF is now the lone remaining G5 unbeaten.

Tied at 14-all at the start of the fourth quarter, the two teams traded a pair of touchdowns as the game remained tied midway through the final period. An Emilio Nadelman 30-yard field goal with 1:46 remaining gave the Bulls the lead.

However, the ensuing nine-play, 46-yard drive by the Cougars, set up by Brandon McDowell‘s 50-yard kickoff return, was capped by D'Eriq King‘s 20-yard scoring run that served as the game-winning touchdown.

With the win, UH moves to 3-2 in AAC play, tied with Navy for third in the West behind Memphis (4-1) and SMU (3-1). USF (4-1) and UCF (4-0) remain the class of the East — UConn is third at 2-3 — and are still on track for a regular-season finale that will likely determine that division’s representative in the conference championship game.

Monday, Major Applewhite revealed that Dillon Birden would be sidelined “for a while” because of an elbow injury sustained in the third quarter of Houston’s Week 8 loss to Memphis. Wednesday, the head coach further clarified that the back is likely out for the remainder of the regular season with a dislocated elbow.

It’s watch list season, and we all know the deal with watch lists. “These guys had good years last year,” the organizations say, “now pay attention to us because it’s the dead of July.”

Usually the watch lists simply consist of every FBS player who started at that position a year ago — or, in the case of positions with multiple starters, the best returning starter from each team. Which makes sense. No one’s being excluded here.

And then there’s the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. The Good Works team has nothing to do with what happens on the field — its 22-member team will be released in September. “The student-athletes nominated for this esteemed award embody the true spirit of teamwork and selflessness, donating their limited free time to helping and serving others,” the press release reads.

But, still, the Good Works Team and its sponsor need publicity just like everyone else — and, thus, we have a list of the 146 best dudes in college football.

“After looking at the bios of the 146 nominees we received for 2017 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, it really shows that there are great football student-athletes all over this country who just don’t care what happens between the sidelines, but they also care about their community and giving back to others,” AFCA executive director Todd Berry said in a statement. “The AFCA has been proud to partner with Allstate these past 10 years to honor football players who give more of themselves to help others in need.”

San Diego State’s Donnel Pumphreystands 50 yards short of the FBS all-time rushing record as his Aztecs trail Houston 10-6 at the half in the Las Vegas Bowl.

Houston’s Ty Cummings opened the scoring with a 31-yard field goal at the 6:38 mark of the first quarter. The Cougars’ next drive moved 74 yards in 10 plays, culminating in a 2-yard Greg Ward, Jr., plunge to give Houston a 10-0 lead through one quarter.

After four consecutive punts and three three-and-outs to open the game, San Diego State finally mounted a substantive drive midway through the second quarter, moving to the Houston 5-yard line before settling for a 23-yard John Baron II chip shot at the 6:28 mark of the frame. Baron added another field goal, this one a 28-yarder, at the 1:29 mark to pull the Aztecs within four.

More important historically than the outcome of a single bowl game is Pumphrey’s march toward history. He entered the game needing 108 yards to break Ron Dayne‘s FBS all-time rushing record of 6,397 yards and at the break has notched 58 yards on 13 carries. (It should be noted the records are a bit funky, as Dayne did so in 47 official games since bowl statistics did not count toward season stats until Dayne’s senior season of 1999; the Las Vegas Bowl is Pumphrey’s 53rd career game.)

Houston has suspended senior wide receiver Chance Allen for the Las Vegas Bowl for a violation of team rules. AS reported by Joseph Duarte of The Houston Chronicle, via Twitter, the violation was related to the team’s curfew.

Allen was Houston’s second-leading receiver this season with 815 yards and a team-high six touchdowns. With Allen now suspended, Houston will bump sophomore Isaiah Johnson into his spot on the field. Johnson appeared in 10 games this season, in which he accounted for 11 receptions and 134 yards.

Houston takes on Mountain West Conference champion San Diego State in the Las Vegas Bowl later today.